Cinderella‚ the main character of the world’s most famous children’s tale‚ exhibits traits that‚ if looked at carefully‚ show she is a morally compromised character with sadistic tendencies. This is what Elisabeth Panttaja‚ an ex-professor at Tufts University‚ argues in “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior”. Panttaja uses the role of Cinderella’s mother to highlight the heroine’s unsavory actions. Cinderella and her mother constantly employ treacherous tactics to manipulate people in the name of
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Critique of “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” Author: Elisabeth Panttaja In The essay Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior by Elisabeth Panttaja‚ the author analyzes the classic fairy tale that most of us have grown up knowing of Cinderella. The author’s analysis is a bit abrupt and right to the point‚ but also cleverly stated. The authors essay is about Cinderella being crafty‚ and not the normal perception of Cinderella being a princess who is virtuous and patient. It is also described in
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In the article “Cinderella: Not so Morally Superior‚” author Elisabeth Panttaja explains what is going on behind the scenes of Cinderella and how Cinderella found her destiny. Panttaja emphasizes that Cinderella’s mother may be physically absent but intervenes to make sure that Cinderella has a happily ever after. Panttaja reasons that Cinderella’s mother is actually the one who has control over the story in the end. Cinderella’s mother will do whatever it takes to get her daughter on top of the
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Critique Paper The story of Cinderella has been told in various ways over the years. This particular story is the Native American version of the tale that keeps the traditional theme of characters that are found in the Native American culture. The story "Oochigeaskw-The Rough-Faced Girl" was originally told in the Algonquin language and written by the Mic Mac Indian people of North America. There were rumors that there‚ once lived a great Native American warrior
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W131 8 October 2013 Critique of “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior” Elisabeth Panttaja‚ teacher at Tufts University‚ analyzes the true morality of Grimm’s well known fairytale‚ “Cinderella”‚ in her critique‚ “Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior.” Cinderella is usually characterized as an innocent and “motherless” girl who is trying to find true love‚ such as Disney’s version of “Cinderella”. However‚ Panttaja claims that Cinderella is not motherless and Cinderella is trying to gain power by
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2011 Critique Mark Davis Not so Motherless In Elisabeth Panttaja’s‚ article Cinderella: Not So Morally Superior the author offers an analysis of the classic fairy tale Cinderella. Panttaja’s analysis may be off-putting to some because she describes Cinderella as being crafty and not a princess who is virtuous or patient. Panttaja claims that Cinderella was not as motherless as it seemed. She does on to say that we cannot assume that just because she is the heroine that she is morally superior
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Walt Disney’s “Cinderella”: Morally Corrupt and Biased? For over fifty years‚ the magical tale that is known the world over as Walt Disney’s “Cinderella” has been passed down from generation to generation‚ in particularly as a popular bedtime story request from youngsters. Even more so‚ over the past three decades it has even become a staple in almost every young child’s home video collection. While Walt Disney’s classic offers children a land to explore their imagination‚ and even a young female
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ENG-121-51 Critique Let Me Believe That I’m A Princess As a contributing writer for the New York Times‚ Peggy Orenstein stresses in her article‚ Cinderella and Princess Culture‚ that the "princess craze" and "girlie-girl" culture is ruining young girls as they feel constantly pressured to be perfect. Orenstein also recognizes the fact that large companies like Disney are responsible for pushing the princess craze. Peggy Orenstein elaborates on how the classic fairytale of Cinderella does indeed
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Discussion Board #3- Question 2 Cinderella is one of the most popular fairy tales from around the world and there are hundreds of different versions of the tale. “Cinderella: or The Glass Slipper‚” by Charles Perrault was first published in 1697 ‚also known as the Victorian Time‚ “Aschenputtel‚” by the brothers Grimm was published in the 19th century. Both versions of the tale have the same theme of “happily ever after”‚ but the two authors use different methods to portrait that theme. Disney’s
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is the ultimate reward represented as a form of a prince charming for having a good behavior in life. Therefore‚ in the case of fairytale “Cinderella” by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s version‚ love differs with my idea of true love for been unrealistic‚ too innocent‚ and unfair. The best seller shows many nonrealistic examples of love. For example‚ when Cinderella meets the prince charming and immediately wants to marry him. In reality this does not happen‚ a person needs to know the person who’s she
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